Fig 1.
Convergent parallel mixed methods study design.
Abbreviations: IDI- in-depth interview FGD-Focus Group Discussion HCP- healthcare professional EM-experts and managers.
Fig 2.
Qualitative data collection procedures and number of informants.
Abbreviations: KBTH-Korle Bu Teaching Hospital; WGMH-Weija Gbawe Municipal Hospital IDI- in-depth interview FGD-Focus Group Discussion DM-duration of diabetes < less than > greater than yrs- years HCP-Health care professional PLD- person living with diabetes.
Table 1.
Descriptive (socio-demographic and clinical) characteristics of participants.
Table 2.
Influence of knowledge (spoken language in low literacy in diabetes scale) on diabetes self-care activities measure sub-domains.
Fig 3.
Thematic areas DSME needs in resource constrained settings.